Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
En
one
(
α,β unsaturated
ketone
):
A contraction of
alk
en
e
ket
one
. A
functional group
in which a
ketone
is
conjugated
with an
alkene
, or any
molecule
containing this
functional group
.
General
en
one
structure
.
Cyclohex
-2-
en
-1-
one
, a typical
en
one
.
The
en
one
functional group
is shown in red.
Related terms:
α,β-unsaturated
,
enal
,
enol
,
enamine
,
enolate
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